I hitched up and headed out. I was thrilled to find this rest stop with loads of information about Wisconsin.
Menomonie… Does that name make anyone else think of this Muppet bit?
I was singing it for days!
I reached a point when it was time for me to stop and stretch my legs.
Cheese!
After all, I was in Wisconsin, land of the Cheeseheads.
And ice cream!
Get a load of the nutritional information. “YOU WANT NUTRITION, EAT CARROTS.”
Igor the Rat met me at the door.
In spite of their persuasive argument for ice cream, I decided that I was more in the mood for cheese.
After a quick break I headed off for the day’s destination, Grant River Recreation Area. In spite of the name, it is on the Mississippi River.
I was a little leery of the signs that proclaimed “rustic road”. Curvy, rustic roads with a 27 foot trailer are not my favorite thing.
But the trip down the rustic, curvy road was worth it. This was an Army Corps of Engineers campground and it was lovely. My site was just a short stroll from the banks of the mighty Mississippi.
Of course, train tracks many times follow river beds. My site was quite close to the railroad right of way.
It is kind of exciting when it rolls through. I am glad that I don’t live next to the tracks, though.